DeVore for California Campaign Announces ‘Hope of November’ Parody Song Contest
by Chuck DeVore
A few days ago I posted some Obama parody lyrics set to Don Henley’s “Boys of Summer” and am now formally soliciting the deep base of Big Hollywood talent to do a professional version of this parody. The campaign will have a contest and choose the parody effort posted on YouTube by April 6th.
In the spirit of April Fool’s Day, here’s our own attempt performed by the DeVore for California Director of New Media, Justin Hart, working entirely on his own time.
Obama’s “Hope of November” sung to the tune of Boys of Summer” with apologies to Don Henley:
Obama overload
Obama overreach
We feel it everywhere
Trillions in the breach
Empty bank, empty Street
Dollar goes down alone
Pelosi’s in the House
So we now all must atone
But we can see through-
Your broken promises oh One
You got your head cocked back and your teleprompter on, maybe
And can we tell you our love for you will still be strong
After the hope of November’s gone?
We never will forget those nights
We wonder if it was a dream
Remember how you made us crazy?
Remember how we made you beam
Now we do understand what happened to our love
Barack, we’re gonna cut no slack
We’re gonna show you what we’re made of
We can see through–
Your broken promises oh One
We see you talkin’ real slow and you’re smilin’ at everyone
Can we tell you our love for you will still be strong
After the hope of November’s gone?
Out on the road today, I saw a OBAMA sticker on a Cadillac
A little voice Inside my head said, “Don’t look back. You can never look back.”
We thought we knew what love was
What did we know?
Those days are gone forever
We should just let them go but-
We can see through-
Your broken promises oh One
You got that Rush pulled down and talk radio gone, maybe
And can we tell you our love for you will still be strong
After the hope of November’s gone?
We can see through-
Your broken promises oh One
You got your head cocked back and your teleprompter on, maybe
Can we tell you our love for you will still be strong
After the hope of November’s gone?
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This is fantastic!
"After the hope of November's gone?"
I would never have picked this song for a parody, but it works perfectly.
"Got your head cocked back and your teleprompter on." Priceless.
LOVED THAT!! How appropro to hear it on April's Fools Day, which should be renamed April's Rats Day! What a great singing voice.. reminded me of Josh Groban. Hmm. No, really, needed the laugh today..just wish that song had been included on the IPod that Zero gave the Queen! That would have been a hoot.
Ain't robo-moderation great? I put my favorite line from the author's parody in quotes, added the word "priceless," and it went into the moderation rabbit hole. Now you can't even quote the original article in a reply.
Still no viable solution to the economy, but so far we've got a name change on the War on Terror, seizures of corporations, and photos of "Baraquaman" to show how cool he is.
Look, a rapist can smile and look nice, or he can be a gap-toothed trucker, but in the end, you're still getting raped.
Chuck, that is absolutely fantastic. I hope BH takes you up on this. It could become a classic.
Chuck, it's too bad you're running in California. I would vote for you in a heartbeat if I could, and not just because we have the same last name. Too bad I don't think I could possibly bring myself to live in California. Maybe San Diego. Ever consider running in Iowa? You could go up against either Harkin or Grassley, and I'd be fine with it. Grassley's basically a RINO anyway, in my opinion. Of course, being in California, you probably couldn't possibly bring yourself to live in Iowa, amirite?
Alas, California likely needs you more than Iowa does though, so I shall sacrifice for the greater good.
happened to me numerous times. As has quoting other commentors.
Oh, I got all excited until I saw that you had to perform. I'm no performer. I thought we could put together our own parody lyrics to songs for consideration. That's something I'd take a shot at.
Nice. And it only took five hours for it to come out of moderation. It was semi-funny then. Now it's just stale. Thank you, moderation monster.
that was so cool i kmnow i'm not the only one thinking about biuying a microphone and giving it my all even though i cant carry a tune. we need more of this kind of opolitics as conservatives i think because were hitting them where it hurts right in the kisser. they use popular music to get their message across and it feels good konwing that we conservatives can do the same and do it better. the singer in the video is pretty good but he neds a lady to back him up
htis is why i read big hollywood because it has the finger on the pulse while the rest of the conservative party is playing catch up thanks
Chuck, as a supporter who actually lives in your district, I wish you nothing but the best. But, please, please tell me that was an April Fool's Day joke.
That was just awful. I didn't even make it to the 60 second mark.
If that was serious, it is an excellent example of what Breitbart is talking about when he says the Right doesn't get pop culture.
We did specifically label it as being in the spirit of April Fools while soliciting others to submit their own versions. Even so, the video has been viewed hundreds of times in a day with far more positive comments than negative.
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